Body lice—Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, how to get rid of this itchy infestation.

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. How to diagnose infestations accurately and implement powerful decontamination strategies to ...

What do sudden anxiety attacks, unexplained weight loss, and crippling fatigue all have in common? They can all be caused by ...

CDC warns of infection spread via body lice in homeless populations Papers from the CDC highlight public health concerns over difficulty identifying and treating B. quintana among homeless ...

Blood-sucking, parasitic human body lice may be more effective at transmitting the bacterium that causes bubonic plague than scientists originally thought.

Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the Middle Ages, known as the Black Death.

A new study offers compelling genetic evidence that head and body lice are the same species. The finding is of special interest because body lice can transmit deadly bacterial diseases, while head ...

Body lice are tiny insects, about the size of a sesame seed. Body lice live in your clothing and bedding and travel to your skin several times a day to feed on blood. The most common sites for ...

Head lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions. The blood-sucking parasites are rich sources of genetic information illuminating some of the biggest questions in the human story.

Eyelash lice aren’t the same as head lice, and actually stem from pubic lice. Here, doctors explain the causes and symptoms, as well as the best treatment options.